# 真実
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| しん Grade: 3 | じつ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kan'yōon |
* Alternative spelling
* 眞實 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 真實 (MC tsyin zyit).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しんじつ [shíꜜǹjìtsù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡sɨ]

#### Noun

真(しん)実(じつ) • (shinjitsu)
* truth; reality
    真実(しんじつ)を見抜(みぬ)く
       shinjitsu o minuku
       to get to the truth
* (Buddhism) Synonym of 真如 (shinnyo, “suchness”)

##### Synonyms

* (truth): 本当(ほんとう) (hontō), 事実(じじつ) (jijitsu)

##### Derived terms

* 真実一路(しんじついちろ) (shinjitsuichiro, “path of sincerity”)
* 真実性(しんじつせい) (shinjitsusei, “truthfulness, veracity”)
* 真実味(しんじつみ) (shinjitsumi, “authenticity, verisimilitude”)

##### See also

* 信実(しんじつ) (shinjitsu, “sincerity”)

#### Proper noun

真(しん)実(じつ) • (Shinjitsu)
* a female given name

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| しん Grade: 3 | じち Grade: 3 |
| goon ||
* Alternative spelling
* 眞實 (kyūjitai)
Variant of shinjitsu above with 実 read with its goon reading.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑit͡ɕi]

#### Noun

真(しん)実(じち) • (shinjichi)
* (archaic) truth; reality

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| まさ Grade: 3 | み Grade: 3 |
| nanori | kun'yomi |
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| まゆ Grade: 3 | み Grade: 3 |
| nanori | kun'yomi |
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| ま Grade: 3 | み Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| まな Grade: 3 | み Grade: 3 |
| nanori | kun'yomi |
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| Grade: 3 | まこと Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| なお Grade: 3 | み Grade: 3 |
| nanori | kun'yomi |
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| さな Grade: 3 | み Grade: 3 |
| nanori | kun'yomi |
Various given names from kun and nanori compounds.

#### Proper noun

真(さな)実(み) or 真実(こころ) or 真(なお)実(み) or 真実(まこと) or 真(まな)実(み) or 真(ま)実(み) or 真(まゆ)実(み) or 真(まさ)実(み) • (Sanami or Kokoro or Naomi or Makoto or Manami or Mami or Mayumi or Masami)
* a female given name

##### Related terms

* 多真実(たまみ) (Tamami)
* 真実亜(まみあ) (Mamia)
* 真実愛(まみあ) (Mamia)
* 真実伊(まみじ) (Mamiji)
* 真実衣(まみい) (Mamii)
* 真実井(まみい) (Mamii)
* 真実栄(まみえ) (Mamie)
* 真実佳(まみか) (Mamika)
* 真実加(まみか) (Mamika)
* 真実花(まみか) (Mamika)
* 真実恵(まみえ) (Mamie)
* 真実香(まみか) (Mamika)
* 真実彩(まみあ) (Mamia)
* 真実菜(まみな) (Mamina)
* 真実子(まみこ) (Mamiko)
* 真実世(まみよ) (Mamiyo)
* 真実生(まみお) (Mamio)
* 真実代(まみよ) (Mamiyo)
* 真実奈(まみな) (Mamina)
* 真実妃(まみき) (Mamiki)
* 真実也(まみや) (Mamiya)
* 真実路(まみじ) (Mamiji)

### Etymology 4

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| ま Grade: 3 | さね > ざね Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| ま Grade: 3 | さね Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi ||
The sane reading for 実 changes to zane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

#### Proper noun

真(ま)実(さね) or 真(ま)実(ざね) • (Masane or Mazane)
* a unisex given name

### Etymology 5

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| ほんと ||
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 3 |
| jukujikun ||
From 本当(ほんと) (honto, “truth, reality”).

#### Proper noun

真実(ほんと) • (Honto)
* a surname

### Etymology 6

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 実 |
| こころ ||
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 3 |
| jukujikun ||
From 心(こころ) (kokoro, “sincerity”).

#### Proper noun

真実(こころ) • (Kokoro)
* a female given name

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN